University of South Carolina Libraries
KKOWKIi COlJluli ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. ^. - ~r. - - rr. TKltMR.-?SI.jV> |)ir milium, in mlvance. payment l?o <t?Ky<;<l until niii'rllic expiration < (lie yen*. $'J.W For six months, To ccnts, i advance. * A'lvcrtitffcinonis iii?toi-rt>?l at iho usual rutfp. PICKENS C. If., S. C.: o^iuruay morning, ueoruary ltf, 180! Return Day, For Pickens district, is Saturday tlio 5i ?livy of March next. ? Mass Meeting at Tunnel Hill. The expressions of tin1 proas and those wil whom vro havo been ablo to com muni en favor most deoidodly tlio proposition for grand rnlly of the friends of the Blue Il'nlj. ltailroiwl, ut the Stumphouse Tunnel, duriu tlic ucxt summer. The friends <?f the cute prise nmy do much by inducing itsopponcn uud others to bo present. It will also be favorable time for securing stock to the ry;u and wo thus early draw attention to tliu inn tertliat nothing may be left undoucto scout tho desired ond. Cuba. "Wo arc indebted to Col. Ciiesnit for ?. _ copy of the Report of tlio Senate eommitte made by Mr. Smdki.i., of f. misiana, on tl bill?to acquire Cuba. Tlio report goes in ihc BiHijoet at length, sotting forth udvunt geously tlio benefits to be derived from siu acquisition. The report is an able one, b ing sustained by an array of statistical fae that are e.ilculiitcil to fVii'hton its nnnosnr - ?0 - 1 I The income of the Island, from all sou roes, $10,303.Uo0, and the expenses $lG,2yy,G6 Rain. Tho frequent rains are a constant theme i remark. In fact, the unusually largo quni tity of rain that has fallen is w'll out a para lei in our time. .Complaint is being mai by the farmers, too, that they are retardi thereby in the preparation of their land f< tho incoming crop. The weather is mil* urging forth vegetation at an unscasonab period. Tho "oldest inhabitants" are pro; noMticating all sorts of results from these ui usual phenomena. The Blue Ridgo Question. At the request of the author, we insert n the first page the speech of Hon. K. (J. 1'a MBit, Senator from Fairfield, in opposition ' tho lllun Riil"o Uiiilroiiil- Tim snr>r>rli \vi delivered during the last session of the I-cj islaturc. An appeal to the people having boon take from the action of the Legislature on this sul joct, a full discussion of the question is rci dorod 1100038-".;The press is the thenti for this, aud ic affords us plea.su ro to do ju tice to all parties in that discussion. Tl enterprise is an all-iinportant ono, not onl to thU section but to the State ut large, an t dQ^uands Homotbinir more than a one sided ( superficial examination or elimination. Mr. IVu.mkr, from his previous advocacy < railroads or works of internal improvemci in the State, is regarded as the ablest an most dangerous opponent of the road. JI ability may bo inferred from the speech w publish, and wo would uot/lotraotaught froi it in this respect. The remaining conelusioi iiowuvcr, ui ins sirengcn in opposition, is nr perhaps so apparent. Anil why ? lias li chatfgcil his opinions on the subject? If h has ho does not say so. On the other hum1 a casual reader of the speech might ver readily como to the conclusion that lie was friond, of 8omo sort, to the enterprise. A though found opposing the measure of relit advocated hy tho friends of the road, ye nevertheless, lie is willing to voto $8,000 p< mile to complete it. If, us he states els vncre, uicroivi cannot pay una tiio nun Bpcnt ;m<l to be spoilt in its completion mu; be a loss to tlie State, v y does lie, holdiii such opinions, express ..is willingness to voi $8,000 per milo further even now. To us t! tho two positions are irrcconciliable: in otl of words they arc inconsistent, and dostrc the prostigc of strength which has been ing nionsly woven fur his efforts. And we wool remark just here tout tho speech we print only one of his numerous articles that Inn astonished the public by their appearance i tho press. i\ft. r>........ ^..1 i,..? n.~i .1 ."* serve serious attention, namely: that tli road will not pay after it is completed, an the indisposition of the people at largo t subscribe for its stock. First: will it be a paying enterprise? W bolicvo it will, anil proceed to ilcmonstrat the fact. The road, when comp)oted, is t bo 194 miles in length. Traversing ? rogio unexplored l>y moans for creating irado sin giving (in impetus to travel, this mountai region will in a short time give ?n inoomc t \ the road, which, for it# valuo, must astonis oven th^-frionda of the road. The metal Ip*"" imcfe!?art'rlo of hay, to say nothing of&tocl aro to he no mean feeders. Hut it is the trad V and travel of the great West that must ho n J numerating to this enterprise. Not Kno? ville and hor trade only, hut hcing the ncai est and most direct routo to tho Atlauth (Charleston) thero can ho no donhtasto thi: The mi?lilv \V AkK nliliniMrlt. lis if. vrnrn V>?i ?o j r> " "? tho growth of ycstorduy, will send to nmrkc hor thousands of barrels of flour and cori without tho mention of her stock, hay an other rich products of thnt fertile region.The travel is only to be estimated by that 01 other great thoroughfat'cu, and which is to well known to require enumeration. Inci dent to this point, is the Bordid con.sidcrutioi . . ui wi? muru.ist; ui liixos. \> licit tuo road I TCuiunoAitivo, as it must bo, it will rcliovi the State of this burden, fOiiaequently tin fears of the opposition nmy be qulrtcil on thi: Bccro, well a? some others, ' < ! 2d. Tlio indisposition of the pcoplo to eub1' sen ho for stork. This maybe met without dllliculty. This is an enterprise to bonoflt the whole State, and, as such, the State l|- should build it. This is tho true principle r>f upon which to proceed in all such enterpri1,1 8es, and to arguo so plain a point would not J ho evidence of forethought and wisdom. But we may as well state that $1,330,000, includ ing the .subscription of the city of Charleston, I wis been Secured independent of State aid. Then there are available means in Teu' nessce, and perhaps Goorginand X.Carolina. 1 And, moreover, \vc are in favor of further ''' j subscriptions being niude throughout the enI tire State. News of the Day The grand jury have found a true bill against 'c> ('apt. CoRNik, in (lie ease of the slave yacht a j Wanderer, now it. progress at Savannah, (in.? ;e | The Africans brought hither by the Wanderer g arc dull sale at any price, a? we lc.un fro:.; the r- I papers. ta ! Congress has at last gone to work. In tlie Senate, the revision of the tariff is causing an ] 1 ublo ami very interesting discussion. In the ^ i House, the bill for the admission of Oregon in,c i to the Union, as a State, was warmly debated, and finally passed by a majority of eleven. Mr. Srtei'iiKxs, of <ia., made a powerful speech in favor of admission. The South Caiolina, n majority of the (Icorifia. and other* of tlm Sooili crn members opposed its admission, but williu! out availing anything. Tims lias been added another Stau to the grand constellation of States forming tlie I'nion. il> The races in Charleston were of an intcresto* ing character to lovers of the turf. The two ts mile heat for $">,000 was won l?y l'huvcl, beat's. ing Hcnnie Farrow. Tar River walked oil'with is tlio citizens' purse, leaving bchiiul several crack Mexico is still convulsed with revolutions and revolutionists. Zuloga gives placo to (Jen. Mirainon, who has ordered a forced loan of $1,11 0110,000. A brother of Miramon. commanding 1- forces at Zacatccas, has met with severe defeats* le The capitol is threatened by a small dotacluncnt :d of opposition troops. Tlie capture of Mnza?r than, by the Liberals, is confirmed. The Kn1 elish and Prnnnli ' I " |e iii enforcing their demands at Vera Cruz, ami high duties wore restored forthwith. Two-thirds of tlie revenue has been scoured to those countries, for the payment of debts due iheir citizens by Mexico. Upon the admission of Oregon, her triei "is go' it up n seranadein \Vndhin?;?on, in honor of tlie I,- event. Calling upon tire .Senators of that new lo State, Messrs. ('nit, Ktkimikxs, Vice-President is Hkackknttt ikik and the President, each of these rr. gentlemen responded in felicitous speeches.? Till* tPrtu ? ??%.? I.... 1 ' - - ? ? ...v.... ..?io j?ti i luuiuriy cmpillintic n on ilio " Cuba acquisition question," going for [>- it ali honorable lengths. u- Tho Cunnvd steamer Asia is in tit New York :c from Europe. In Liverpool, on the 22, tho cots_ ton market cloned with a downward tendency. |C Warlike preparations nre eoiilinucd in France, y though there had been a partial recovery from (1 the panic on the Bourse. All sorts of rumois ,r arc in circulation, though nothing positive is certainly known. j. New York politics nro a decided curiosity.? ^ Thus it is announced that Hon kiiasti's Coisni n<i, a inember of Congress, demands at the ,l hnmlx - ... ............3?....i.mi 11iv uiiiuiiii m'iui m iion ,s Arsiuns Hikusai.i., Surveyor of t!>c l'ort of ( New Vork, for the alleged reason that 15iim>n s.w.r. and his friends Ment into tlio Albany Dis' tricl, ln'st full, to aid in defeating Mr Cormino. d Our readers will rccognize our llluc llidgo lUuuc BAi.i. in litis paragraph. t! The I'aeilie Railroad, in Texas, is getting inI, to a stew. Mr 1'owi.kkr, the last President, y reports a deficiency of $200,0(11) in the aeeounts a of the old company. A straightening out is 1_ promised. An arrival from Havana informs us of the .) ? e ?1 A > j inviu vi iiw cvuiics. rno proceedings M. ofCongress, looking to llic purchase of the ls'.c. mid, had caused grcnt excitement in Havana. js A public meeting was held nt Itccch Island, in ^ Edgefield, recohtly, wliich adopted resolutions condemnatory of the African slave trade. The Adams Kxpress Company offers a reward of $10,000 for information that will lead to the detection oftlie party concerned in tho late robbery of $10,000 from that comy puny. ?* The steamer Moses Taylor, from California Id l>v;n?cil (frtrt Anrtt 11 .... v' i^w.vww 111 gin'i. i- iic seinersnroniKl the Valley of California destroyed 19 Indians on New Year's day fur killing stuck. Chili " is in a distrrbed state. The provincos are under marli tl law. The next arrival will c probably bring intelligence of the overthrow ' of the gov< Minont or the butchery hy the (' inubof the President Castilla, who is thrcat0 cned with death. From llnyti, we learn that arovi l-ition has 0 j passed over that Inland. The black Kinpec I ror Stdtiuquo was compelled to take refuge 0 j on board a French vossol of war. A nother " sooty ruler, Goffard. aspires to the imperial " mnntlo. n Tlic Legislatnre of Kansas has panned a o kill providing for the formation of a Stato h | constitution and govornmoht, tlie election to |3 j take place in March. c- ! Mr- Buchanan an.. his Secretary. o I A Washington letter, spoakir.g of J'resident Huchanan, says: t* | " Again and again, on every possible oo" r- ension, lie disavows with contempt and rid'r Clllo his sunnOHlul nnnirii?t<?n<i f??f <? .1 i term of office. "Two old men," ho says, ' 1 myself and Lewis Cass, if wo live *0 I??ii?r, t will quit this city on the Oth of March, 1801, it with uiuch lighter ai tl Iojs burdened hearts , thau wo horo with 1 eon coming hare." il Modest.?The Now ifork Herald snys it - does not know what the papers would have n to writo upon, if tho race of representative 0 men should fail. A few years oj^ , it says, 1- ! wo had Jackson, O'Connell, Sir Robert I'eol, 1 I Clay, Calhoun and Webster. "Just now." s it nay#, " tlio proas at home anil Abroad pays q its devoirs to liuchaimn, Konnpartc and liono nett." What commendable modosty to plnoo ? the Ttonnpurto of th<? prcfl nt the foot of the list. I uen. Juckson Tlio National Intctlir/cnccr and others havo | conic to tlio conclusion that Gen. Andrew Jackson was born in Mocklinburg, N. C.? It is not in our nuturo to detract from tlio fume or just dues of tho old North State, hut \vc arc never so remiss in our duty as to stand idly by and see an unreasonable setof outsiders attempt to stranglo what wo regard as a sacred trutb. lJy what train of reason" ing, or exhibition of facts they havo arrived at this conclusion, it is not now necessary to | enquire. We rest tho claim of this State up; on tho best authority, that of the ohl hero | himself. He ouj:ht to know where he was born, wliich fact ho distinctly stales in his letter to a volunteer company in Charleston. Until liis death, these vague theorists wcro as quiet before him as his enemies were wont to be, but they now seem to revel in the mist they arc attempting to create. Politically, wo did not admire (Ion. Jackson, nor some of the principles that governed him ; but, nevertheless, this does not alter the fact that ho was born in the Waxhaw Settlement of South Carolina. All we want is our due, and wo shall not bo cheated ou^ ot it by tlioso who rest their pretentive claim upon supposition ami conjecture., The gentlemen who arc engaged in tins game of constructing n birth-place for tlio ohl hero, would do well to fix their own before' they g'; henco, for wo can assure them that posterity will not trouble itself about so trivial a matter. Saleday Amusements. The Kingstrce Star, published at the cap itol of Williamsburg district, furnishes us with a characteristic dish of sale-day amusements. It says : ' The streets were crowded on Monday.? The Sheriff's sales were not large. The Commissioner sold considerable property. In tlie afternoon a horse race was gotten up, and 1 betting and bragging ran high. It was decided to make Main street the race track: tho distance was measured, the parties got ready, the word was eiven. and awav went ll,? O f>l. - -!-l? - > l . v/nu ?.> i mo i'Kiurti ukokc 11 is oriillo, and made a very narrow escape of his lile. His horse ran among trees, by houses, vehicles. &o., anil finally stopped very suddenly; but the rider, who wns the worst frightened man we ever saw, hold pn without any bit in the horse's mouth, and did not get thrown or hurt. The escape Avas miraculous, and we believe could not so end again in a hundred instances. The exoitcnicnt was intense. This broke up the home racing. After sometime had elap-ed, the next thing on hand was a irenernl vow wliii-K with ono fight?not a "free fight," but n fuir ono. Wo do not approve of fighting when it can bo avoided, but we admire the man who will see it fairly done. Fights arc lie- ' eotuing very common with us now, and the way they are being conducted will soon put a great many out of the notion of ' pitching in.' " Our New CapitolThe Baltimore American gives the follow- ' ing report of a heavy marble contract for the j new State Capitol at Columbia : | It is well known that Mr. Neirnsee, for' mcrly of Messrs. Neirnseo & Neilson, architects of this city, received the appoint I nicnt of superintending the State House, j now in cou.se of erection at Columbia, S. i C., which promises to excel, in many rej spcets, any building of its kind in the I'niI ted States. Mr. Neirnseo has been engaged on the work for about three voars. nml ' his management gives great satisfaction.? It is gratifying to state that Mr. Hugh Sission has recently entered into a contract with the building committee for the suppi}' of a large amount of marble work, much 1 of which is already in hands. The drawings have been received, and are executed on the best style of the art. It is worthy of remark that the heavy contracts for similar work for the South are invariably cxe| cutcd here with more dispatch than at the ! North, whilst the style of work and quality I of material cannot bo surnn?M?d. In I ! to complete tlic contract with nil possible i dispatch, the enterprising contractor has ; had erected an additional building, about one hundred feet in length, which affords space and light tor tho workmen Of the i many hundred pieces of carved work to be .supplied, we urny particularly mention one | j which is dosignt d as a cornice for one of! j the ])rincipal entrances. This block is ! i fifteen feet in length, three in width, and | weighs eight tons. All the blocks arc of Italian marble, and many of them will be I ?)..! ?-.l - 1 cllUljr I'ill VCU. Haxdsomk Hi,ock.?The Washington National Monument lias received another l e iutiful block of stone. Tbi.s is a substantial contribution ''from the citizens of the United States of America residing in Foo(Jhow-Chow-Foo, China, Feb. 22, This interesting gift \v(M transported to ! this city from u Northern port by Adams & Co.'b Fx press, free of all charge. floT.l) in JiAUHKNS.?The Hditor of the Ijft'ncnsville Iff raid saw on Monday la*t, I o ...wi - .. uniiiiiiuiuim nun upcounen OT gO!U, pick- I ed up by a child, upon a farm about seven i nnlcnfp'n Lnurcnsville. There were three ! pieces, which had seemingly hcon cut from 1 each other, in order to get the rock out, \ ttud weighed 27 pennyweights. Being j pure gold, without any observable impurii tics of rock or gravel, they Hold for noar their true value, 825. This is perhaps the largest nugget of gold over found in our .State. Rom.ino Mim, at Tiik South.?Tho Southern Kocoplor tay?! "Tho Rolling Mill ft' Vtlantawo learn iu now in imflmtidii <n.<l !???.? - - 1 * ... ifi?c iv-iuil II g'KJU UCtll of light worn out iron into now hoary rails, costing tlio Stato lmlf prico. Thoy nro now boin# laid down atcortnin t oint*. " A rolling in ill in also about to be erected by a -Now York company at Chattanoogn. /'These things aro oortainly evidences of substantial improvement in tho South. Irisu Motuk*.?" ArrahJtohny, andwhorc have you bin bo long?" Native Son.?"Why mo and tho rest of the boys have been licking an Irishman." Mother,?"Wait, yo spiwnooo, mi ycv lather gets homo?you'll bo fthor catching it!" Son.?"Oil, ho ho blowccl! That's tho plan we've HcK#d." Pennings and Clippings. I Cotton-?Cotton is couitnnndiug in Char1 oston 10 l-l to 11 3-1 cont3 por pound. ^ Cost of Living,?Tho expenses of living in Now York are a third higher tlinn in Lon- ^ ! don or Paris, ami nro constantly increasing. I j A HOP* Kiftl.R Kll.l.rn V - i - ?? ?->" &' """ | inci I glo, measuring 7 feet from tip to tip across its ^jC(1 ! wings, was rooontly cnught in a steel trap ! n( j near Bloomory, Ilamshire co., Va., by a lit" j |mj, ' tlo boy tminod Win, Guno. n?0 [ Nkw YoiIk Xeohoks in KcsTACtBsi?Mr. | tsam Thomas Hodgson, a white man of foreign j j. birth, has set tho colored gentry of Now ^ j)re I York almost era/.y, by declaring that ho has ^ 00? i |iatented a discovery for taking the kinks out j ft8 , ! of their hair. i lam DkaTIIOVAN' Mm Toll ?Jus X Mi.Pi.rml/.l' i - . ; ""r v"' I best ! formerly an editor in Cincinnati, died lately j jjJC 1 in Liverpool. His life was insured for $10,- I , 000. - liav United States Ainiv?Tho strength of . thn United States Army is about 10,000.? Tho number of militia in tho country is set down at 2.724,420! ' ' ~~: . G ! Skates.?A married lady out West nearly j. ( j broke hor neck a few days since while lcaru- ^ ^ I lug to skate. Since that period there has .jj ! been an extraordinary demand for skates by < married men. I1 An Unmarked (Jkavk.?A wrlim- snv? n. ^-"'1 j "v w p ?r? uiong the unmarked and unhonored graves 0 in the rural eometry at Camden, Arkansas. is that of the brother of the illustrious Henry t'10' Clay?his only monument is an oaken tree, with the initials of lii.s name rudely carved ^ in its rough hark. IIo is said to have been f'1'!/ an luunblo and devoted iilinistor of the Cos- call pel. \V. Ki.kcted.?Maj. John M. DeSassuro lias ''or' boon elected a Representative from Kershaw ',nn district, in place of Miy. A. II. Bovkin. pro- U,K' moted to the Senate to fill the vacancy caut>" T ed by the resignation of Col. Chcsnut. stoi nf.wst'aitus in (ieouuia.?The Millcdgo- s,0i1 villc It'reorder publishes a list of the now spa- hsh noraof tlinl Stutn nf w....m i ? ...... v? iiium iv i v<i;vi to U L 1(1 * *?. A Sr. Louis, Fob. 8.?The L'enitontiary bull- a<lvi ?ling nt Alton, III., was partially destroyed that by fire, lust evening. The lire was the work 40 i ofineendiary. No prisoners cseapod. The ^ amount of the damage has not vet been as? ' ami <?r>rhi moil Kf.cf.ii'ts ati fie New VoukOustom House. jngt For tlio >vook ending lust Saturday, the receiptsattho Now York Custom House were ^ in round numbers, $1,250,000, or, including i treasury notes rcccivcd for customs, $1,100,- ! ?n 000, which is more tlinu lu\s been rcccivcd i in one week for n vour mnl u hall*. ? ? Colli Tice Divorce Laws.?Efforts arc now niak- boi l ing in the Legislature of Xow York, to alter | * the laws of divorce, and assimilate! the legis- J lation of that State to the code of Indiana ( and other convenient jurisdictions. The I p ^ Ilerald says that there aro members of the i cft|1| Legislature ready to advocate tho change ; ! ? also, that tlie thieves, burglars, and assassins, | " ' have representatives in the same Legislature. Memphis and Ohio li.vu.RoAi>.?Tho last rail was ln.ii! mi flm \f ?...i oi.i.. i> .-i ~.. v.?v? auiii|/?iio 411114 will w iVilll" j road on the 2'Hli ult., 011 the stretch botween ^ Brownsville und the junction with tho Mobile and Ohio Hail road, thus completing the . . continuous connection by rail from Memphis with Columhus, Ky., and through that ^ place with the cntiro system of roads radiating from Cairo. 1,1 ?( llicn Widows.?The New Orleans I)'I In ^ ^ mentions under tho head of "Rich Freight,'' ! I O, ...v ui ii oiviiuiuuub irom ncil Hirer " with several passcngors, among them eight n"'n widows, whoso aggregate wealth amounted 11 to $5,000,000, Ono of tho hulio3 is tho owner of 000 slaves an 1 tho others macle a crop ! A of 1500,000 bales of cotton. , j ore ' Stahv]no.?The Legislature of Michigan i nPri has tout three thousand dollars' worth of ^or" provisions, making four car loads, of staple ! cx''' necessaries of life, to Gratiot county, to re- \ flow licvc the distress which prevails there. In i ^;:rtr some of the townships iu the cor.nty of Bruce j F( Canada, the famine is represented as most j been . 1 1 1.. - r r . m; . ' , iiiinuiv<o <ji liiiiuuca uro verging Uovi on starvation. | ^ Sport ix Bostox.?In Boston one of the ; (Cat fashionable skating parks is advertised to be tax 1 illuminated in the evening, and to liavo tlie j valu additional attraction of a full baud of music I (j, both afternoon and evening. { ?,.c Counterfeits.?The Mobile Jtri/i.ifrr says i'nit there is an abundant supply of counterfeit dene quarters and lnilf dnllnra r?i*5ii.?!r?nllw ?' ? ? - J "I J " """ I 1*1 mintage of 1857 ami 18.18, now in pircula- j pou, tion in that city, and that many of the citi- ] zona lmvc been victimized in a small way. 1 w|,j, Tiik Bam, to Lord Nwikh.?I/ml Napier, , tins, tho British minister, has formally acccptei. j y, tho tender of a complimentary ball, to ho ' ^ given on tho 17th Instant, at Washington.? <;y -y Tho President and his cahinot, and tho dt- i t|, ploinatic corps and attaches arc invited i guostu. | 11,1,0 I'lle Ai.tar and the Grave.?Gon. Thos FtournQv, who hud been married about 1'i I 11 bourx, diod on tlio 31st ult., ut Eufaula, Ala- ^ ' bantu. Goino to trv again.?A few dnys ago a ',rou couplo were married in Rockland. Mo., who had boon married once bofore, arid had boon j slyo( divorcod. It is four or Qvo yoara eineo thoy parted. ^ ^ Joined.?Gon. "\Vulkor, the filibuster, join- man ml <l>? -? M ? * "* * V~. ...V vwtuunu viiuivii IIV ihumiiu, Oil [lie liiBt ol:u 1 ult. (lA lioY CAKRIKl) OVEK TIlK NlAOAItA FaM.S. snid ?A 8ad acuidout occurred at Niagnm Falls, and on Saturday, 28th Jnnuary. An adopted son of Mr. Gibh?, foreman of tha papor mills, ac- orje cidontly foil into tho rivor and was carried soiy over the American Ffttfj und of course Ic^at. -'.fr -; i*' j a hue S.a i.b.?(Jen. Snmucl Mitchell, of (ansa* county, Ark., has sold hi* plantai on Silver Lake, containing 2500 acres, $100,000. Tliia shows the value of Ari6us bottom liludo. >eatii ok tiik ril(?T Yankee Clock-Mak?Soth Thomas. who >vas the lirst to comico the manufacture of clocks in Connccit, and owned a large establishment, died Cow Haven on the 20th nit. One peculiar lit nf' llltt \vn? ?r? oni?n l.So tfAaUI. ???.! -- -- ? " Ill"" , to employ himself at the work-bench tlie 10 as men in hit* employ. amink is Can.\i>a.?The distress which vails in Boiiie of the townships of the nty of liruco, in Canada, is represented Host appalling. There are hundreds of ilios verging on starvation; many of thr t nnd thriftiest formers are destitute of wherewithal to carry them through till thor harvest?tho crops of the past year ing almost proved a total failure. n riiv: AVino.?The notorious Pr. IIinf.s reported as in Aumista. on the lltli in It. osti.y.?Tlio superbitondant of the PubPrinting states, that the printing uf the ilio Hail road Report, now in progress* cost over one million of dollars I KTKttsniMiu, Feb. 8.?William and Manege, at Williamsburg, was destroyed by this morning, including the library and iratory. It was the oldest institution in country. There was an insurancoof $22,011 the orioiortv I - t , , KKSONAh.?Wfl SCO in the AVinnsborougb i.ilrr, a notice from Mr. .Tas. MoC'rcight. ing for information concerning bis wm, II. McCroigbt, \vlio was last soon near t Mills, on the (Jliarlottc ami South Caro- i Uailrosnl. lie was at tluit time laboring or sonic alfootion of tho brain. i r\_ mm. " - - ..r. w>o?.? it. i imuiiih vurus, ol Ijimo* 10 Springs, was lost in tlio burning of the iincr North Carolina, lie was an Rugby birth, and the principal of the school hat place. xbw Ito.vn.?The Abbeville papers are I Denting the building of a Railroad from place to Washington, Ga., a distance of miles. rath of 1>k. To i\*o.?The Abbeville /V?w ounces the death of Dr. Joseph To?no- j died suddenly of apoplexy on the olh unt, ngod about 7<> yearn. nai-kickin<: with Si,.ivES.?A number of citizens of Abbeville district assembled lie 1 -"?111 nit. for the purpose of taking sores to prevent illicit traffic between n white men and the slaves. A vigilance niittee was appointed to riil the neigh* lood of these pests. I'.m.mktto Oonb.? A communication in Abbeville papers state tlnit Mr. llichurd tuon, one of the bravest members of the netto regiment, died in that district rc . SOW." Snow W!\S si* ilnnn r.? I ; r -v I k on the 1111 , and was falling. Xkw Aiitici.k or Export.?Tho Jolin 1 inincn in San Francisco collect ami pack ?sks broken glassware of every tloscri] , for shipment to Cliitm. We understand it pays tliein more than 200 per cent, it. eh" Ohi.kans Mint.?Tlio coinage at mint last vcar readied $18,288,745, nil >ld, except $'27 t,'250 in silver. Tlic gold >sits for the year amounted to $904,700 ^es, ami tho silver to $1)0,950 ounces. ii\?t PiiHEXoi.o iisr.?There is a pliregistin London who can toll tlio content* barrel by examining its beads. lie es his examinations with a gimlet. Ghees lion:.?At ati exhibition of tlowivhich took place at Manheim, Germany, i/e was awarded for n very extraordinary ,1 curiosity?the most notabloitcin in the bition?a green rose. Tlio potals of the cr wore j^rcen, and hud somowhat tbo : of lot?.vf?s. jit Covebn'oh.?Hon. Win. L. Goggln lias i nominated as tlio Whig candidate for Brnor of Virginia. IIkavv Tax 1'avkr.?IJishnp Kcnriuk holic), of St. Louis, is net down in the list of that city as possessed of property cd at $102,100, which is tuxcd >min(i to Aueimua.?llov. Spurgoon, tlio t. revivalist of Kn eland. is tn flic e?l States. lie belongs to tlio Baptist 'initiation. arson a i>.?-A good story is tohl of Mrs. when asked rooontly regarding holies. Kcr reply was, 1 nni an oM-liue with pretty strong Douglas pruoUvi* u.i> I,ow.?Tho Wallace Factory was sold lie Sheriff of Spartanburg on salcday fop SO, not half its value. ik Washington Moxumknt.?'This inon* litis now 170 foct high, and when comk1 will bo flOO foot in hoight. For aovor?;vrs nothing hn# boon dune towards it. l'catan*.?Tho war of racos botvroon the cm and Indians in Yuoatr.n has bcort ght to i\ closo by tho publication of ? ral ainiiosty by tho I/iboral govornio?nt. disposition of tho Indian*, it is undor1. is to acrnnt (3m rhnt ia the dift'croncQ botween a blind ami a sailor in priston ? One cannot :o r.*o, and the otlipf cannot go to aoa. f've risen frqpi tliO bnr tothe bench," a lawyer quitting the profession, taking ttf ahoeiiiidting. if. who Dykrrmn boingon his iloAth-boil,, t+a bin son to approach niwl sui'I: "My when thou foiMc.it n disposition {o> sin, for ^ plftc^, wherflQotl c^flp^ppthco," From Washington. "NV.vsiunuton, Feb. 8.?A communion- j tion whs road from tho Secretary of tho Navy, in answer ton resolution of the Sennto, expressing his opinion (lint t? transfer ' ot the revenue cutter service rroin tlio Treasury to the Navy Department would be inexpedient. The joint resolution of the Douse in re- * lation to the tobacco trade of the l iiitwl States with foreign emmtricx. was taken o / up and passed. Mr. Drown offered a resolution calling on the IVosidont for a Copy of the instructions of Win, Curoy Joiioh-, and of the transactions of that officer during his special mission to the government of Nicaragua. Adopted. Mr. Higler, of T'n., moved to take up his resolution declaring the creation of a * public debt in time of pence to be inconI sistent with the true policy of the United States, and in favor of an iuereasc of the tariff. Mr. Hiirlor ininli> mi nlili' nliiltnrntn nntl statistical speech, in support of the resolutions. The Senate' then went into oxccutivo session, anil afterwards adjourned. Wakiunoto.v, Feb.!).?Mr. Hammond, of South Carolina, from the Committee ot* Finance, to which was referred the memorial of Messi-s. Kunhurdt & Co., and other agents of steam lines between New York and certain ports in Kurope, asking a modification of certain laws rolatiotr to exnorta- t\ r ?r t M tions tor tho benoiit of drawback, submitted an adverse report on the same; which whs forced to. Mr. Ilainniond, of South Carolina, inI troducod a joint resolution authorizing tho I marshal of tho Cnitcd States for the disJ trict of South Carolina to lc< ?c a cor tain * building; which lie asked the indulgence of the Senate to have passed at once. Tho motion was agreed to, and the resolution was passed. I lm ro.Qiitiu'il flm notivulnMhnn of Mr. JJiglcr's resolution : "That in the opinion of the Sonato a large public debt, in time of pence, is inconsistent with the true policy of this country, and that Congress should proceed without del?y to rtdjust the revenue to the expenditures." Mr. Toombs, of Georgia, proceeded to i speak at length against an increase of tariff duties as proposed by Mr. lliglor in his speech of yesterday. When ho had concluded, Mr. (Tuigman of North Carolina. <rot tho thim*. Mr. Slidcll, of Louisiana, moved ((j take up lii.s Cuba bill. 31 r. Hunter wished to take up the consular appropriation bill. Mr. lfalo,of New Hampshire, was resdy to meet the Cuba question now, but ho thought it better to annex Canada, lie could furnish responsible parties who would take the thirty millions (that it was known could never acquire Cuba), and annex Canada and hold it. Mr. Mason, of Virginia, hoped tlio Senate would pass the Aniistud claim, which might facilitate negotiations for 'Culm: i Mr. Seward, of New York, vcuonlcd the Amiptad bill as the most atrocious act of legislation Congress could possibly adopt, and it" that would help the Cuba question, that Would be. au additional reason for vo tm?r nuainst it. Mr. Henjaniin, of Louisiana, exported the (!ubu bill would pass nt this wsfoion, and would result in the acquisition of (,'uba. After eoiuo furtho discussion, Mr. Slidcll's motion prevailed by yens 2N, nays 17. Mr. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, offered imi amendment to the Cuba bill, striking onfc nil nml inserting n .substitute to give the President, 950,000 to nc<(uire the right ot found a colony in Yucatan or Central America, for such free blacks n? might chouse to emigrate thither. Adjourned. HoiJHB OK llKPRKBKNT.VCtVKfl.?.Mr. Faulkner, of Virginia, from the Committed on military affairs, reported a bill to reiin1 . xl ' fl. . t* * " UUIT-UIHG OiaiO OI .1I1SMUUVI lor oxpeusts incurred ill the Otfftjjo Indian war; referred to the commit too of the whole. Tim / KJimo gentleman reported a resolution in regard to iho examination of the claims ??f citizens of Oregon a nd Washington Territories for oxponars incurred in repelling Indian hostilities. The resolution was then adopted. On motion of .Mr. IMieijw, the lio.uso went into committee of tho whole on the tive, judicial ami oxccutivo appropriation bill. On motion of Mr. Stanton, of Ohio, tho nppropriiition of ?-10,0(10 for clerks in thu oftieo of tho (flirvoj'orH-po11 c ruj wa? Htrickcn out, by ayes 8f?, nays 45. ' Mr. nranch, of N. 0., moV$l uV'nnond by reducing tho appropriation w 000 fur tho niintliiiHit *>!' nriiliiirlv in ilii> r-i. ty of Now York by $2l5,00f>. Ijy&-hnder-. stood tlint the povornment wrt^SafcUt to purchaso r? building for tbo use ot; tBp l", S. oourt# for tbo bitter sum, but a?s Wy th<* terms of its loaso it win privileged to ripkg the purchase for tbo yaiuo sum nt any tim'G witbin tifiocn yearn, ho thought that, in tho presont exhausted condition of the trcJllfo rv. the uurohnHO had better bo deferred. Adopted by yeaa 70. nfty* ftO, Mr. Tiovcjoy, of MHuoIh, moved tostriko out the clause "and for tlio enfekoejdng of priHopwf." He understood that wiib meoiiti to provide for tlio retention of von. l(o 6ivoro.il n strict construction, ojf the constitution in thnt particular. Jjf ^W* kHjriiivoHinvc inw wiajcinauif.' nt oW(, .ft*"* binding only so fur ns to permit t?fie c<^ptur% nnd return of the fujiitlxiw. It vra* utterly nhhorront to the feelt^$}? of. himself nnd of his constituents to bo VVted for L'^plnig thfl wretohed fugitive tfucir.qitHQ ^nn tiiet^ in mo courts, lor nioifep v<nety f^ited oonoorninK lii? fn^iyidwd wnthittot.^ ho would mnroh right up \q, ^ho oonfwjaioiv-; ?'d nnd tiill thoVo thut when a follow V?'*n# (blaok or whito) coino ^ UU \uip)ofr4 ing food and ahplfcv, ho yrowld tVjV^r ro fuse it. And if tliQifomou ofaliiv^'y eroded h'w threshold and fotbiido Isini In namo of the law? l?e would bid him ih'froiu'o * ' j&kv&i 'v>